Go Wolves!!!

Do you remember

The smell of the grass on a fall afternoon

The squeaking sound of shoes on a gym floor; the crack of a starter’s gun

Or the popping sound of a strike in the catcher’s glove?

Anyone who has been involved in athletics knows that the experience lasts a lifetime. The thrill of competing at a high level, giving it your best, and the discipline required for long hours of conditioning and practice become a lasting part of who you are.

The Wolfpack Athletic Club acts as the fund-raising arm for the WOU Athletic Department. All donations received support today’s student athletes.

The only NCAA Division II school in Oregon

Athletics can provide a window to the quality, and commitment, of the university as a whole. Recruiting the best talent requires that we provide the support necessary to make Western Oregon University attractive and affordable, so that talented student athletes will choose to study and compete here. It is also important that we support those student athletes who have matured and improved and are now deserving of financial support

The cost of university athletics in the 21st century

Enjoying the benefits of athletics at the collegiate level is more difficult today than in the past. The athletes of yesteryear practiced long hours and handled a full class load. It wasn’t always easy but it was affordable at state colleges and universities, even without a scholarship. But today’s athletes can’t earn enough during the year to pay for the higher costs of education and still put in the time necessary for athletic success.

While the cost of tuition and expenses, such as housing, has increased dramatically in the last decade, student’s earning power has not kept pace. The WOU Financial Aid office estimates that it costs students $13,000 per year for tuition, books, room and board, transportation and other miscellaneous expenses. Tuition alone costs $1,500 per term.

What this means to our athletes is that they are frequently forced to choose between work, school, athletic competition, and maintaining the basics of living. Consequently, many athletes must incur large amounts of debt during their college years or choose part-time employment over athletics.

How to give to the WOU Athletic Scholarship Fund

Endowments – major gifts, of $15,000 or more, which generate interest income that is given in scholarships on an annual basis

In-kind gifts

Planned gifts through wills, tax-wise giving, gift annuities, and other methods – our Director of Gift Planning will work with your individual situation

Choose which sport to support

In response to requests from alumni, friends and parents, donations to the Wolfpack Athletic Club will now go to support the sport of your choice. This is your opportunity to help your favorite sport, coach and athletes. With your support we will achieve athletic success as well as provide our young people with an outstanding university education.